Class PdfHTMLTextElement

Represents a HTML text area with the ability to span several pages.

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfHTMLTextElement

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll

Syntax

public class PdfHTMLTextElement : Object

Remarks

This API is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight. To know more about refer this link .

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement(htmlText, font, PdfBrushes.Black);
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement(htmlText, font, PdfBrushes.Black)
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfHTMLTextElement()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfHTMLTextElement class.

Declaration

public PdfHTMLTextElement()

Remarks

This Constructor is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

PdfHTMLTextElement(String, PdfFont, PdfBrush)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfHTMLTextElement class with the specified HTML text, font and brush

Declaration

public PdfHTMLTextElement(string htmlText, PdfFont font, PdfBrush brush)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	htmlText	The HTML text to be rendered in PDF.
PdfFont	font	The font.
PdfBrush	brush	The brush.

Remarks

This Constructor is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement(htmlText, font, PdfBrushes.Black);
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement(htmlText, font, PdfBrushes.Black)
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Properties

Brush

Gets or sets the brush for the text element.

Declaration

public PdfBrush Brush { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfBrush

Remarks

This property is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Set PDF brush.
htmlTextElement.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Red);
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Set PDF brush.
htmlTextElement.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Red)
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Font

Gets or sets the base font for the text element.

Declaration

public PdfFont Font { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfFont

Remarks

This property is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

HTMLText

Gets or sets the HTML Text.

Declaration

public string HTMLText { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Remarks

This property is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

TextAlign

Gets or sets the text alignment.

Declaration

public TextAlign TextAlign { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextAlign

Remarks

This property is not supported in WinRT, Windows Phone, Xamarin, Universal Windows Platform and Silverlight.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files ";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
//Set text align.
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left;
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET " + "library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files "
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
'Set text align
htmlTextElement.TextAlign = TextAlign.Left
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Methods

add_BeginPageLayout(BeginPageLayoutEventHandler)

Declaration

public void add_BeginPageLayout(BeginPageLayoutEventHandler value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BeginPageLayoutEventHandler	value

add_EndPageLayout(EndPageLayoutEventHandler)

Declaration

public void add_EndPageLayout(EndPageLayoutEventHandler value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
EndPageLayoutEventHandler	value

Draw(PdfPage, PointF, Single, PdfLayoutFormat)

Draws the text on the page.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutResult Draw(PdfPage page, PointF location, float width, PdfLayoutFormat format)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfPage	page	Current page where the text should be drawn.
PointF	location	Start location on the page.
System.Single	width	Width of the text bounds.
PdfLayoutFormat	format	Layout format.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLayoutResult	Layouting result.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
PdfLayoutResult result = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new PointF(0, 0), page.GetClientSize().Width, format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files"
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New PointF(0, 0), page.GetClientSize().Width, format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Draw(PdfPage, PointF, Single, Single, PdfLayoutFormat)

Draws the text on the page.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutResult Draw(PdfPage page, PointF location, float width, float height, PdfLayoutFormat format)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfPage	page	Current page where the text should be drawn.
PointF	location	Start location on the page.
System.Single	width	Width of the text bounds.
System.Single	height	Height of the text bounds.
PdfLayoutFormat	format	Layouting format.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLayoutResult	Layouting result.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files"
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
PdfLayoutResult result = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new PointF(0, 0), page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height, format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files"
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New PointF(0, 0), page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height, format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Draw(PdfPage, RectangleF, PdfLayoutFormat)

Draws the text on the page.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutResult Draw(PdfPage page, RectangleF layoutRectangle, PdfLayoutFormat format)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfPage	page	Current page where the text should be drawn.
RectangleF	layoutRectangle	RectangleF structure that specifies the bounds of the text.
PdfLayoutFormat	format	layout format.

Returns

Type	Description
PdfLayoutResult	Layout result.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14);
//Simple HTML content
string htmlText = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files";
//Create new PDF HTML text element.
PdfHTMLTextElement htmlTextElement = new PdfHTMLTextElement();
//Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText;
//Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font;
//Format Layout.
PdfMetafileLayoutFormat format = new PdfMetafileLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Draw htmlString to PDF page.
PdfLayoutResult result = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Set the font.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 14)
'Simple HTML content
Dim htmlText As String = "Essential PDF is a .NET library with the capability to produce Adobe PDF files"
'Create new PDF HTML text element.
Dim htmlTextElement As New PdfHTMLTextElement()
'Set html text.
htmlTextElement.HTMLText = htmlText
'Set font.
htmlTextElement.Font = font
'Format Layout.
Dim format As New PdfMetafileLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Draw htmlString to PDF page.
Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = htmlTextElement.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

remove_BeginPageLayout(BeginPageLayoutEventHandler)

Declaration

public void remove_BeginPageLayout(BeginPageLayoutEventHandler value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BeginPageLayoutEventHandler	value

remove_EndPageLayout(EndPageLayoutEventHandler)

Declaration

public void remove_EndPageLayout(EndPageLayoutEventHandler value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
EndPageLayoutEventHandler	value

Events

BeginPageLayout

Event. Raises before the element should be printed on the page.

Declaration

public event BeginPageLayoutEventHandler BeginPageLayout

Event Type

Type	Description
BeginPageLayoutEventHandler

EndPageLayout

Event. Raises after the element was printed on the page.

Declaration

public event EndPageLayoutEventHandler EndPageLayout

Event Type

Type	Description
EndPageLayoutEventHandler